It sounds like $5 million will be Bridgewater’s base salary, with anything coming after that the result of incentives. Last offseason, the Jets signed Josh McCown to a guaranteed $6 million contract that included an additional $125,000 for every start. Seeing that Bridgewater has not played meaningful football in two seasons thanks to a devastating knee injury, this deal could be something similar.

Coincidentally, the Jets just re-signed McCown to a one-year, $10 million deal. He and Bridgewater, and possibly a rookie, will give New York a competitive QB depth chart in 2018.

A product of Louisville, Bridgewater looked to be a star in the making. In 2015, his second season in the league, he earned a Pro Bowl selection, wowing with his pass play and mobility. Then, in 2016, disaster struck.

His career was derailed by a non-contact knee injury that included a torn ACL and a dislocation. Bridgewater missed all of 2016 and only received a few snaps in 2017. It’s unclear what he can offer the Jets under center, but Bridgewater is still young and his upside is high.

If he plays like the quarterback he once was, his wallet could also end up being quite stuffed.

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